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The Llama

There is nothing quite like it
dear Jeanne or, is it 'Marguerite'?
I need not know, really.
Near Paris is a fine,
fine, place for you,
especially you in your
white frills and flowering of 

seventeen years, to tie up a llama,
let it gauge your delicate form,

head to toe, robust and strong:

a llama's paradox.

Lecadre need not know, yet,  
you and I have hit it off
with hairs from 'Umber' -
no, not her dear child -
plagiarist!
Twirl your cream parasol
but never disturb the llama.
Down from the Alps and into
my garden with you; she, all hairy,

and you, silky of skin and demure;
she for spring grass and you for standing
still there, quite appealing to a trained eye
and both of us, alone, among blossoms,
buds and your tiny waist, your

raven strands and fine features;
my heart beats for life,
pleasure and you, as I stroke
stroke upon stroke until                                                                             

 

 

the llama, Margaret - you -
are wrought as one in my garden.
Once frozen in time,
well then, child, we shall make
of life and of time
what our hearts desire
while the llama, in shade,

chomps on. 

Author notes

Notes are not a key to a poem: the poem is its own key.

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  • CherryOnTop
    November 3, 2007
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    Very well written.

  • Rowan gold member
    October 24, 2007

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    oh, this is good, my friend. Wonderfully clever.

    • Lyndon gold member
      October 24, 2007
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      Thank you

      Kathleen. Llamas from the alpine pastures were brought down to artist's gardens in summer in order for them to use llama hair in their brushes.


  • leo2
    September 21, 2007

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    The picture you've painted with your pen rivals the one you painted with your brush at least in my own imagination. Best of luck in the contest.

    Sincerely,
    Leo Long


  • Sandal
    September 20, 2007
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    OK, rereading again to see if the beast's name is Margaret. "the llama, Margaret - you - "
    This is a tumble of images and thoughts, quite invigorating, and the girl is very pretty. I love the girl and grass and browsing llama all becoming one, it does seem that way when we are lucky.


  • misticmoonlite gold member
    September 19, 2007
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    VERY NICE to see this here,nice flow as the llama chomps at the bit ,thanks for sharing..MM

  • A Prophet of 3 gold member
    September 19, 2007

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    this truely is a great piece, written with a clever skill ... i have seen few that can honestly write a narrative such as this with precise use of line breaks to draw a readers mind into the emotion, and then let a line run to accent the next line ...

    "she all hairy" ... might want to make "she" ... "she's" ... small point, but a great write ... i'll be back to read this ...

    thank you for entering

    oh, and ... "There is nothing quite like it
    dear Jean or, is it 'Margaret'?" ... great line, and begining


    • Lyndon gold member
      September 20, 2007
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      I take your point

      but I have inserted commas either side of 'all hairy' now. Is that OK with you?

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